New Delhi । Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha officially joined congress ending all speculation on his political future.
After BJP fielded Ravi Shankar Prasad from the Patna Sahib lok sabha seat Sahtrughna Sinha was apparently upset.
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The former Bharatiya Janata Party MP joined Congress at the pert headquarters in the presence of Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala.
He joined Congress with the hope it will provide him with the opportunity to serve people, society, and the nation.
. I'm hopeful that the Grand Old National Party which I'm stepping into, will provide me with opportunities to serve our people, society and nation in terms of unity, prosperity, progress, development, and glory. This is a party of great nation builders and luminaries like
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 6, 2019
He did a series of tweet after joining Congress, remembering the Congress veteran leaders. He said that Rahul Gandhi is the tried and tested face of today and tomorrow’s India.
Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru, Patel and many others.
Under the present President of Congress the very dynamic, able, tried, tested and successful face of today and tomorrow's India, @RahulGandhi, I hope, wish and pray that I'm heading into a better direction. Long live democracy and the— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 6, 2019
He earlier tweeted: “It’s with a heavy heart and immense pain that I finally bid adieu to my old party, for reasons best known to all of us, on April 6, which also happens to be the Sansthapna Diwas of the BJP.
“I don’t hold any ill will for our people as they were like my family and I was groomed in this party with the guidance and blessings of the stalwarts like Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh, late and great PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and of course, our friend philosopher, ultimate leader, guru and guide L.K. Advani.
